CNN: the United States sent a second aircraft carrier to the Korean Peninsula

CNN: the United States sent a second aircraft carrier to the Korean Peninsula

WASHINGTON, may 19 — RIA Novosti. The naval forces of the USA began the redeployment of the aircraft carrier “Ronald Reagan” on the Korean Peninsula in connection with the next aggravation of the situation in the region related to the recent launch of a ballistic missile of North Korea, CNN reported, citing Pentagon sources.

According to them, “Ronald Reagan” will hold exercises with other ships of the U.S. Navy “Carl Vinson” in the area.

Test another missile, the DPRK took place at night on a Sunday. On Monday, North Korea officially confirmed the successful launch of a ballistic medium-range missiles.

The rocket flew 30 minutes, range was 800 kilometers, dropped it in the sea of Japan outside the special economic zone of Japan. The height at two thousand kilometers have been achieved for the first time.